George Mann
Francis George Mann
Born: 6 September 1917, Byfleet, Surrey
Died: 8 August 2001
Major Teams: Middlesex, Cambridge University, England.
Known As: George Mann
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Durban, 1st Test, 1948/49
Last Test: England v New Zealand at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1949
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 7 12 2 376 136* 37.60 1 0 3 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1937 - 1958)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 166 262 17 6350 136* 25.91 7 32 72 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 414 389 3 129.66 2-16 0 0 138.0 5.63
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A brilliant captain, whose career was cut short by business commitments,
George Mann followed in his father's footsteps to lead first his county, and
then his country. His brother JP Mann also played for Middlesex.
Like his father, George Mann was a forceful batsman, hitting hard,
particularly on the leg-side. Many were surprised when he was selected to
take the England side to South Africa in 1948-49 - Norman Yardley was unable
to tour, and so Mann, with only three first-class hundreds, and a season of
captaining Middlesex, was drafted in. It proved an inspired choice. Mann
took a dispirited England squad, with a weak bowling attack, and welded them
into a team, marked by superb fielding.
Wisden said of Mann: "as a captain he was ideal, zealous to a degree, and
considerate in all things at all times". He also loved attacking cricket,
and the series was thrilling, with two very close finishes. In the deciding
Test, Mann came to the wicket with his side facing defeat at 168/5, and hit
a superb unbeaten 136 - his highest first-class score. In 1949 he led
England in the first two Tests before giving way to Freddie Brown, but took
Middlesex to the championship. In subsequent years he played little,
spending much time working in the family brewery business, but later
returned to cricket as Chairman of the TCCB. (David Liverman, Copyright
CricInfo 2001)
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 15:39:47 GMT
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